This room was hosted by Darin Forkenbrock of JaguarAudio.com (center in photo above, flanked by stepfather Richard Brunne, left, and Randy Forman, right), contained brands that I rarely discover at shows. Terminating at Avantgarde Zero TA loudspeakers ($15,995/pair), the system began with a Kuzma Stabi M turntable ($24,875) with Kuzma 4-Point 9" tonearm ($6995), Phasemation PP-2000 cartridge ($6995), and Nasotec VEM-X record weight ($450). From there, the signal went to a Phasemation EA-1200 phono preamp ($19,995) and then to an Enleum 23R integrated/headphone amp ($6250). Nanotec and Analysis Plus cabling, a Puritan Audio Labs 512 ($4095) and Akiko Audio Corelli ($1995) power conditioners, Stillpoints 4-shelf ESS Rack ($14,495), ASC room treatments, and Townshend and Custom Acrylic speaker isolation platforms rounded out the $125,000 system.
JaguarAudio.com hosts about 50 brands in its private listening space in downtown Bellevue, WA. For more information, you know where to look.
